According to Left Lane News, the American automaker plans to postpone production at factories in Taiwan, China and South Africa.
Beginning this week, the factories will stop their activities due to parts shortage supply from Japan, following the disasters that hit the region last month. The decision has been made in order to help Ford Motor Corporation preserve its current components stock. The automaker had plans to temporarily close down its three Asia Pacific factorie s some time in the feature, but decided to move the closing date to this week.
Ford says that the decision represents “a precautionary move to ensure we have parts availability going forward and as a result of a shortage of vehicle kits.”
The factory in Lio Ho, Taiwan, is currently producing components for the Econovan, Escape, Focus, and Mondeo models, as well as for the Mazda3 and Mazda5 models. The factory will be forced to stop its production for the next two weeks, while the plant located in South Africa will have a one-week production postponement. Components for models such as the Ford Bantam pick-up truck, Focus model, Ranger pick-up truck and Mazda BT-50 pick-up are all made at the South African facility.
Ford’s third affected factory is located in China and is responsible for components used for building the Ford Fiesta model, as well as models such as the four-door Mazda 2 and the Mazda 3.
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